Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. According to Rolling StoneJulia Phillipsthe producer of films like Taxi Driver and Close Botel of the Third Kindwas interested in shooting a movie based on the song's story.

Retrieved October 6, By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Retrieved August 20, Hotel' Based On "Hotel California"? The second recording however was judged too fast.

The intro and verse's chord pattern counts eight measures, each one assigned to a single chord. Rolling Stone reported that the band was not upset at this development, as they were not particularly enamored with the idea of "Hotel California" being adapted into a film.

Archived from the original on December 14, The front cover art for some overseas editions of the 45rpm single released was a reworked version of the Hotel California LP cover art, which used a photograph of the Beverly Hills Hotel by David Alexander, with design and art direction by Kosh.

Eagles — "Hotel California" file help. Foreign direct investment, taxation and exit costs" PDF. For the Eagles album of the same name, see Hotel California Eagles album. In that sense it became something of a symbol, and the 'Hotel' the locus of all that LA had come to mean for us. Retrieved April 20, Julia Phillips proposed adapting the song into a film, but the members of the Eagles disliked the idea and it never came to fruition.

It was really about the excesses of American culture and certain girls we knew.

Don Henley and Glenn wrote most of the words. The New York Times.

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Inthe song was further certified Platinum Digital Sales Award by the RIAA for sales of one million digital downloads, [27] and has since sold over 3 million downloads. Side A of the U. The demo he made for "Hotel California" showed influences from Latin and reggae music, and cxlifornia grabbed the attention of Henley who said he liked the song that "sounds like a Mexican reggae or Bolero", [9] which gave the song its first working title, "Mexican Reggae".

Archived from the original auxio April 15, The song is initially in the key of B-minor.

Mariah Gets a 'Christmas' Gift, Wham! Don Henley has given a number of explanations about the song, ranging from "a journey from innocence to experience" [7] to "a sociopolitical statement".

In a sentence, I'd sum it up as the end of the innocence, round one. Archived from the original on August 7, Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders [85].

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The band members and Phillips met to discuss the project. Other interpretations of the songs include heroin addiction and cannibalism. This chord sequence is not commonly used, and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull has pointed out its similarity to his song "We Used to Know" from their album Stand Upsuggesting the Eagles heard it when they toured together.

InFelder described the writing of the lyrics:. Nobody was from California, and if you drive into L.